Lower Sugarbush Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2317600
Size
182 acres
Max depth
61 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
19 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2023
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
19 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Aug 27, 2023. 110 readings on record, 1996 to 2023.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 14 ft, clear, from 31 readings (2016 to 2023).
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Lower Sugarbush Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 25 (Apr 16 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 6 (May 2 to May 13)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 21 to May 31)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 5, lasting about 168 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Middle Sugarbush Lake0.9 miles away
- Muskesin Lake1.3 miles away
- Chewelah Lake1.4 miles away
- Upper Sugarbush Lake1.6 miles away
- Grey Lake1.8 miles away
- Little Sugarbush Lake2.2 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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